9th May 1977 - what a day!

The 9th of May 1977 was a memorable day for my family because it is the day I was born!

On this special day I thought I would have a look at the trends in interior design from that time which has been dubbed the Hi Tech or Industrial Style.

Discos and nightclubs were popular during the 70’s which influenced design greatly. Residential interior design changed during the decade from wild and crazy to clean lines but bold use of colour remained a constant theme throughout the decade.

Although considered a relatively new concept environmentally friendly or green design emerged during the 1970's.

Verner Panton was an influential designer during the early 1970’s who created radical and psychedelic interiors that featured his curved furniture, an excellent example of this is the Room Installation for the Visiona II exhibition by Bayer at the Cologne fair in 1970 pictured right.

The decade that gave us funky-kitsch designs from the space age, made a feature of the circular form, used shag pile and moulded plastic extensively was iconic of mid-century modernism which is reinforced by the popularity and high prices that retro pieces command.



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